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Jost-Sigristen Museum

Museum / Exhibition
July, August, September, October

Price information

Free of charge

Season

July, August, September, October

Contact

Tourismusbüro Ernen
Landschaftspark Binntal
Hengert 17
3995 Ernen
Tel. +41 27 971 50 55

Landschaftspark Binntal - The museum shows the life of the governor Jakob Valentin Sigristen before the invasion of the French into the old Valais.

The Jost Sigristen house was built in 1581, as the inscription on the diel tree (ceiling beam in the parlor) states. Three guildstone stoves in the house date from the same year. Soon after, the wooden house was extended with a stone annex (with facade paintings and the year 1601). In 1771/72, the house received its furnishings (parlor with wainscoting and cupboard), most of which still exist today, from Iacobus Valentin Sigristen (1733-1808), a typical representative of the bailiwick patriciate in the late 18th century. Sigristen has gone down in history as the last governor of the old Valais before the invasion of the French. In 1989, the municipality, together with the Foundation and Association for Local History and Cultural Preservation, set up a museum to give us an understanding of the daily life of a governor in the old Valais.

Details

Free with the guest card from the Tourist office of the Binntal Nature Park.

  • Educational opportunity

Season

July, August, September, October

Openinghours

Wednesday and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Arrival by public transport

Ernen, Dorfplatz Timetable SBB

Price information

Free of charge

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
  • Groups

Routes in the vicinity

Landschaftspark Binntal

Ernen: Binnegga-Ernen

Currently partially closed

The sledging run starts up in Cholegga and finishes in the historic village of Ernen.

Sledging trail
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 1.50km

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